Final 2017 Cleveland Browns Report Card: Tight Ends
January 16, 2018Final 2017 Cleveland Browns Report Card: Offensive Line
January 17, 2018In the midst of a winless season, the Cleveland Browns appeared to be one of five team who were without a Pro Bowl selection After the rosters were announced. The Bears, Packers, Jets, Colts, and Browns were the only teams in football without representation.
The chance remained, however, as Joe Schobert and Joel Bitonio were named alternates for the game. This chance became a reality on Tuesday when has was named to the Pro Bowl roster for 2018. The opportunity came with a bittersweet caveat as Schobert will replace injured Pittsburgh Steelers LB Ryan Shazier, who is unable to participate due to the severe spinal injury he suffered in Week 11 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Schobert, a fourth round pick in the 2016 draft out of Wisconsin, is the first Browns linebacker to make the Pro Bowl since Jamir Miller in 2002. He tied for first in the NFL with 144 tackles this season, and was the key cog in the middle of the Browns defense recording three forced fumbles, three sacks, four passes defensed and one interception.
The second-year pro anchored a defense that was vastly improved against the run, ranking in the top five in yards per carry. Moving from the outside edge under Ray Horton to the interior for Gregg Williams, he also improved against the pass as his four passes defended, and interception showed progress in that phase of the game. Schobert reaching the Pro Bowl in just his second year is a feat only Joe Thomas, Alex Mack, and Josh Gordon have been able to accomplish since the return of the Browns in 1999.
The 2018 Pro Bowl will be played at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
22 Comments
Whew, glad we got rid of that guy who found him IN THE FOURTH ROUND.
Sarcasm…not sarcasm? Not sure.
I think half sarcasm. If I recall, he was less down on Sashi than he is down on Hue.
the highly prestigious TB2 Browns player of the year award :
1st place – Joe Schobert
2nd place – Joel Bitonio
3rd place – Duke Johnson
Schobert & Kirksey are tackling machines … now they just have to learn to cover the TE’s & RB’s in passing plays.
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One guy actually adds talent to the roster and sets us up for the draft of a lifetime in year three where the plan was always aimed.
One guy has no idea what anyone’s strengths are or how to put them in a position to succeed.
Let’s fire the first guy.
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Surprised Joe didn’t get make it even with the injury
A man who fires a fully automatic machine gun in a china shop is bound to hit one target.
Confucius said this. Probably. Or Kenny Britt. Or…oh why bother. This has got to be a troll job. Well done sir.
“A man who fires a fully automatic machine gun in a china shop is bound to hit one target.”
And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is the essence of Sashimetrics.
Ogbah, S Coleman, Schobert, DeValve, Garrett, Peppers, Njoku & Ogunjobi…yeah, the guy sucks.
FOH
“Ogbah, S Coleman, Schobert, DeValve, Garrett, Peppers, Njoku & Ogunjobi…yeah, the guy sucks.”
OK, now I can’t tell if sarcasm or not.
Sounds like a you problem.
So you mean “play the entire position”?
Sashi, is that you behind that mask?
Yes, a distinction which proves that the Tackling Machine is a franchise building block, a guy that would be a quality starter for any team. Right up there with Pro Bowl alternates like, hmm, Derek Anderson, Tim Tebow …
Stoopid Brownz, firing Sashi 2 years early. Minimum.
Tom Cousineau 2.0?
Wali Ranier, baby. Chases down lots of tackles, usually after decent gains. No offensive coordinators are game planning around Joe, no QBs are pointing at him pre-snap. He does play consistently hard, which is more than can be said for some of the other ’16 draftees.
Wali Rainer. Nice.
How bout some Andra Davis?
yeah, “team leader,” only local fans know who he is, eminently replaceable.
The browns were pretty decent against the run this year, no? Seems like the guy with a lot of tackles in the run game deserves some credit for that.